High on Fire

World-renowned power trio HIGH ON FIRE have just released their highly anticipated new album ‘Snakes For The Divine’ in Europe

The band’s fifth album and follow-up to 2007’s ‘Death Is The Communion‘ was recorded at The Pass Studios in Los Angeles with producer Greg Fidelman. ‘Snakes For The Divine‘ is HIGH ON FIRE’s magnum opus: sharper, faster and darker than anything the group has ever recorded! ‘Snakes For The Divine‘ is an unrelenting tour de force, showcasing cult guitar hero Matt Pike’s utterly unique and inventive musicianship and the band’s epic, thundering sound.  Premium production by Fidelman – the man who produced Slayer’s ‘World Painted Blood‘ and is mixing the upcoming Metallica live album – boosts HIGH ON FIRE’s strength and power while blackened lyrical tales of ancient wars, frozen planets and doomed societies emerge from Pike’s bellowing barks and throaty war cries.

Universally recognized as one of the most potent acts in music today, HIGH ON FIRE creates “bad-ass” modern metal that merges primal fury and aggression, skyscraping riff explosions and monolithic heaviness. Formed in 1998 the group is fronted by Matt Pike, a founding member of the famed underground band Sleep and has released a string of highly regarded full length albums including ‘The Art Of Self Defense‘ (2000), ‘Surrounded By Thieves’ (2002) and ‘Blessed Black Wings‘ (2005).

The cover artwork for ‘Snakes For The Divine‘ was done by longtime HIGH ON FIRE cover artist Arik Moonhawk and perfectly captures the album’s enigmatic title.

Press comments on HIGH ON FIRE:

“HIGH ON FIRE is the sludgy resin from 30 years of super-hard-rock history transubstantiated into three men from Oakland with low-slung jeans” THE NEW YORK TIMES (US)

“Like CREAM on a rocket to hell. HIGH ON FIRE dish out low-frequency terror that turns your innards to black tar.” ROLLING STONE (US)

“HIGH ON FIRE are either the new BLACK SABBATH or the new MOTORHEAD — or both — depending on who you ask” ALTERNATIVE PRESS (US)

Line-Up:

Matt Pike – guitars/vocals
Des Kensel – drums
Jeff Matz – bass

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